Institutional developments in the Dutch waste-collection market

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 110-126

  Dijkgraaf, Elbert ^a   Gradus, Raymond H J M ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INCENTIVE; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRICING POLICY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41449098739     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0636     Document Type: Article

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